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Level 2: Tajweed Applied

The second level course is designed to provide you with an opportunity to further practice the Qaida Nuraniyya reading by working through selected suras from the Quran. Before registration is allowed, students must complete and pass the entrance exam.

Qibla's Tajweed Format

All live classes will be recorded so you can listen to your own recitation.

All students must have a working microphone and headset.

Our new Tajweed program allows you to progress at your own pace with dedicated time with your Qibla Teacher at YOUR level of the Book of Allah!

Passing each level: It is very normal for students to take the same level multiple times in order to reach the degree of mastery required. Different students progress at different paces depending on their own proficiency. Those who do not attain the level's required proficiency will be asked by the instructor to repeat that level until they pass, before being able to proceed to the next level.

*The teacher will leave 5 minutes before the end of each class in order to prepare for the next class.

Practice not only the correct tajweed of Suras: al-Fatiha and al-Qar'ia to al-Nas, but you can also choose to memorize the chapters so that the rules of tajweed are fully ingrained on your tongue.

Receive these surahs as they have been taught by each generation of Muslims to the next, with an unbroken chain of transmission to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

The course allows you to progress at your own pace. It is very normal for students to take the same level of tajweed multiple times.

About the Course

In this course, you will be given the opportunity to start applying the rules of tajweed learnt in ARB101 through correctly reciting Sura al-Fatiha and Suras al-Qar'ia to al-Nas of the Quran, through an unbroken chain of transmission from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.

Lessons will be based around the selected suras that the student will study every week, with recorded lessons explaining the most common mistakes of tajweed in that sura. At the live classes, you will recite these suras directly to the instructor and have your mistakes corrected.

The course is designed to allow students to progress at their own pace. The student, with the teacher’s guidance, can choose to recite one or more surahs per week and their progress is dependent on their performance as well as the teacher input. It is very normal for students to take the same level of tajweed multiple times.

By combining mastery of the rules of tajweed, with either recitation only or recitation and memorization, the rules become fully ingrained in your tongue. Students who reach the required degree of mastery in correctly reciting with the relevant tajweed rules can progress on to the Juz’ Amma Ijaza program to practice more advanced tajweed rules and receive an authorization to transmit the final juz’ of the Quran to others.

All new students will have their skills assessed by their teacher in their first live class.

Course Syllabus

Selected Surahs: Sura al-Fatiha and Surahs al-Qari'a to al-Nas.

The course shall teach the following rules, which students must be able to apply in their recitation in order to successfully complete the course:

Weeks 1, 2 and 3: The rules of fatha, damma, and kasra

Weeks 4 and 5: The rules of silent nun

Weeks 6 and 7: The rules of tanween

Weeks 8 and 9: The rules of silent meem

Weekly Time Commitment

The required weekly time commitment for tajweed can vary greatly depending on the student’s learning ability. However students can expect to dedicate at least two hours a week to learning the rules and practicing with correct recitation.

Suggested Readings

The Quran – lots of it! Knowing the tafsir of the surahs you are reciting shall definitely enrich your experience. We recommend you supplement this course with Sheikh Hatim’s Tafsir of Surat al-Fatiha and Tafsir of the Short Surahs courses.

Recommended Background

This program is perfect for anyone who has received some training in tajweed before and is looking to directly receive these selected surahs from an authorized teacher with a chain of transmission back to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and give him peace.

FAQ:

Why is it obligatory to learn tajweed?

Ibn al-Jazari (d. 833 AH / 1429 CE), the greatest authority of the disciplines of Quran recitation (tajweed) and canonical Quran transmissions (qira’at), said in verse, “It is obligatory to train oneself to recite the Quran with tajweed. Whoever recites the Quran incorrectly [through neglect] is sinful.” Why is this obligatory? Because Allah Most High revealed the Quran in accordance with the rules of tajweed – that is how the Angel Jibril (upon him be peace) taught it to the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace); that is how the Messeger taught his Companions to recite; and that is how it was taught by each generation of Muslims to succeeding generations, all the way down to our own times. Reciting the Quran according to the rules of tajweed is also the only way to bring out the beauty of Quranic recitation.

Why is proper recital essential to one's relationship with the Quran?

Quran recital is a central act of worship for Muslims. The Book is chanted. The auditory sounds enhance the meanings in a coalescence of faculties to stir hearts to their very core. Someone who neglects the discipline of tajweed shall necessarily have a stunted relationship with the Book of Allah, because the Quran, which itself means “recital”, is meant to be recited beautifully. The revelation itself was a recitation in auditory form, not a written book – a basic reality one may fail to truly appreciate as one goes through life with a physical copy of the Book.

How exactly does tajweed training work?

The only thing that lies between learning how to recite the Quran correctly and continuing to recite it incorrectly is training your jaws. This is done through hearing the Quran recited directly by an authorized teacher, reciting back to him as he recited to you, correcting your mistakes in accordance with his instructions, and then repeated practice after class.

What shall I know coming out of the course?

By the end of this course you will be able to recite Surat al-Fatihah and Surahs al-Qariah to al-Nas using tajweed rules, insha’Allah.